Structure Magazine Style WordPress Theme – Tabbed Columns – Free

Structure WordPress Magazine Theme

Structure is a nice, clean looking WordPress theme using the up and coming news / magazine style create by Justin Tadlock (thank you!).  This magazine style WordPress theme uses content blocks that you can easily place anywhere on the page. There is also a spot for a video, which comes in handy.

This WordPress theme allows you to display feature articles, has feed integration, and flickr URL integration. It is customizable and uses widgets, making it easy to move stuff around.

You can choose from two different home page styles: the magazine style or the traditional blog style. Whichever you choose, the design is clean with nice colors that are easy on the eyes. 

Compatible with WordPress 2.3+.

I like this theme a lot which is why it’s included in this blog. The magazine style themes are a departure from the traditional looking blogs and add a nice creative element to a blog. I am not a big fan of the blog home page that goes on and on forever, I prefer to see snippets of various articles that I can choose from.

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Mimbo Magazine Style WordPress Theme, 2 Column – FREE

Mimbo magazine wordpress theme

Mimbo is a gorgeous, cool, well structured WordPress magazine theme with 2 columns.  The Mimbo magazine theme is the creation of Darren Hoyt, an extraordinary Web designer (thank you Darren for releasing this one!)Best of all, Darren is giving this sweet theme away for free. Mimbo is under the GNU/GPL license. While you can  do whatever you want with the theme — leaving the credit link in the footer or in the CSS is always appreciated by the creator.

You can find good instructions on the download page. If you are unsure about how to work with this template, Darren provides a forum devoted to his Mimbo theme where you can ask questions and actually get answers.

 All in all, Mimbo is a great base magazine template that you can customize to suit your blog.

If you install and use Mimbo, leave a comment here with your blog address!

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WordPress Magazine Theme 3 Column – WP Magazine Theme 1.0

WP Magazine Theme 3 column Solostream
If you are looking for a savvy WordPress Magazine Type Theme, then look no further. This WordPress 3 column magazine theme by Solostream is hot and widget ready. Best of all, the WP Magazine theme has banner ad blocks just waiting for you to profit from.The WP Magazine theme 1.0 is fixed-width, with multiple layout options and multiple features.

This theme is Widget-Ready, User-Friendly, and Optimized for WordPress Versions 2.2 and Above:

  • Five Different Home Page Layouts
  • Four Different Category/Archive Page Layouts
  • Home Page Featured Article Glider Box
  • Built-In Banner Ad Blocks
  • Built-In Site Guide in Right Sidebar
  • Customized Recent Comments in Sidebar With Gravatar Support
  • Author Bio Information and Gravatar Included on Single Post Pages
  • Alternating Color Comments With Gravatar Support
  • XHTML Valid

Created by Michael Pollock of SoloStream, this WordPress theme will cost you a few bucks, but it’s well worth it with all the bells and whistles. Michael also provides numerous WordPress how-to tutorials and videos. He has many WordPress themes available. Prices vary and he has discounts from to time.

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Revolution Magazine WordPress Theme

Revolution Magazine Theme

Revolution Magazine theme by Brian Gardner is a customizable theme ideal for online magazines and has a new enhanced featured video location on the theme.

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Review: Revolution comes in four flavors: News, Magazine, Sports, Tech.

When they first caught my eye, I found them to be quite beautiful looking with cool features. The Revolution WordPress themes by Brian Gardner are not free! But well worth the price in my humble opinion. I like this series of themes so much, that I will end up creating a blog around one of them.